Rambling On ⭐️ DZ Action News #695 (2-8 February 2026)

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Drop Zone Action

Another big week at the DZ with Students, Tandems, B-Rels, and Fun Jumpers keeping things busy.. Congratulations to ⭐️Isaac, ⭐️Thomas, ⭐️Hayden, ⭐️Dustin, ⭐️Lalita, and ⭐️Carlos on finishing their AFF Courses with Stage 9.

We also wrapped up the weekend with Aaron’s Canopy Fundamentals Course, bringing extra skills and focus to canopy flying across the drop zone. And well done to ⭐️Adam H. on reaching his 900th jump – a fantastic milestone!

Cheers to everyone who made it out, helped out, jumped in, or just brought the good vibes. Here’s to blue skies ahead…

Catch you in freefall,
The Ramblers Crew 🪂


🏁 First Jump Course

On Saturday the 7th, Bill ran a First Jump Course classroom session with Zane, Parker, Colin, Mark, and Elliot, all getting set for their upcoming jumps, while Kurt and Josh sat in as refreshers to brush up on their knowledge before heading back into the sky.

⭐ AFF Student Progression

Welcome to the skies to Colin, who completed AFF Stages 1 and 2, and to Elliot, Mark, and Parker, who powered through Stages 1 to 3. Continuing students David (Yichao) completed Stage 3, Joshua worked through Stage 3 as a refresher, Andres progressed through Stages 4 and 5, and Dhene moved on to Stage 6.

Huge congratulations to Isaac, Thomas, and Hayden, who completed Stages 3 to 9, Dustin and Lalita, who finished Stages 4 to 9, and Carlos, who wrapped up Stages 8 and 9 – welcome to the skies!

Thanks to our Instructors for looking after the students and keeping everyone safe in freefall and under canopy, Toddy, Robin, Natisha, Wayne, Milly, and Marc.

AFF Students Photo Album of the week

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Claim to Fame!

📸 If you are featured in this week’s photo gallery, don’t forget to share your news and forward this newsletter to your friends! Also, keep an eye on our weekly Facebook photo albums – tag yourself, tag your mates, and share the stoke!


Tandem Skydivers

Tandem jumpers this week were Tyler, Tamara, Liam, Yasmin, Chris, and Savana, who celebrated a special 16th birthday as jumper Akalia’s daughter.

Thanks to Tandem Masters Robin, Adam and Matt for looking after them and delivering unforgettable skydives.

Big cheers to those who took the Video/Photo Package to capture that unforgettable first jump! And an extra thanks to everyone who left reviews – your words inspire the next generation of skydivers.

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B-Rels, Coach & Fun Jumps

Coach and B-Rel jumps were completed by Savannah, Jessica, and Jay, who worked through B-Rel 5.

Thanks to our coaches Alex and Wayne for supporting their progression.

The weekend of 7-8 February featured Aaron Fels’s Canopy Fundamentals Course, with jumpers focusing on precision canopy skills and performance flying. It was great to see so many fun jumpers sharpening their canopy control and building safer, more confident flying habits under expert guidance.

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Need a jump buddy?

Finished your training and you are looking for someone to jump with? Let manifest know and they will put you in contact with our Load Energiser, who will either jump with you, or match you up with a jump buddy. No charge. All you pay for is your own jump slot.

📆 And check out our list of upcoming events below, and join our Facebook event listings to see who’s going, invite your jumping mates, and spread the word! Let’s send it!


Reviews & Visitor Book Comments

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Carlos Carpio: “All Skydive Ramblers team are really good professionals, they help you to overcome the fear of jumping 🪂 simply the best 🪂”

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See ya,

Macca and Team Ramblers.


DZ Flashback – Blast From The Past

Click on the album below for historical photos.

And visit our Ramblers history webpage for more info…

"The video was amazing and it has been forwarded to my friends in UK Ireland NZ Singapore Malaysia and India and they are really impressed. I want to say a special special Thanks to Robin. He gave me all the confidence I needed as I was very nervous at the start. I couldn’t have done it without him! Thank you."

“really impressed!” – by May (Dekshna)

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